I’m almost to the finish line of some big projects I’ve been working on and I’m trying to take little breaks in this marathon to catch my breath and rest. And, that’s not so easy!
I know you know exactly what I mean.
But, if we don’t chill out, we’ll burn out.
Would you define your life as “emotionally demanding?”
If you have been alive more than ten minutes, most likely you would!
That’s just a feature of being a member of the human race here on planet earth… it’s emotionally demanding.
But, living an emotionally demanding life puts you at risk for burnout.
Over my years of Air travel, I’ve accumulated well over 100,000 miles!
Although those miles have taken me to lots of different places, there is one thing all those airlines and all those flight attendants have in common… those safety briefings!!
Some flight attendants announce the safety instructions with perfect diction and drama. Some mumble their way through the 5 minute predictable discourse. And, some drone on so long that it makes me wish for a power outage and those little red lights to illuminate the floor leading to an emergency exit so I could get out of there!!
I know the job of informing passengers is important, I just think it’s humorous how many different presentation styles there are!
But, no matter the style or script, the flight attendant always instructs you to “put on your mask first before assisting the passenger next to you.”
Do you feel like everything in your life has to be perfect to be successful?
According to the General Social Survey, which has tracked Americans’ moods since 1972…
I was telling my friend Lori about how stressed I was feeling, and she told me exactly what I didn’t want to hear. As my plate was overflowing, she said I needed to rest!
“Rest?” Are you kidding? I was too stressed to rest. How in the world was I going to figure out how to add rest into my life? It would be just another item on my already too long to do list. Just telling me I needed rest made me feel more stress!
This week has been one of those weeks. Maybe it’s one of those weeks for you, too. You know, one of those weeks where starting the day can feel like stepping on a treadmill of a never ending to-do list. Around and around you go, and progress seems like a distant concept! It’s tiring, right? To always be working on something, always conquering the next task… always doing… is exhausting! Any other tired sisters out there?
Benjamin Franklin once said, “He who can take rest is greater than he that can take cities.” Hmm. Taking a rest is greater than taking cities?
